| Main Entry: | openly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | honestly |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, artlessly, blatantly, brazenly, candidly, face to face, flagrantly, forthrightly, frankly, fully, honestly, in broad daylight, in full view, in public, in the open, ingenuously, naively, naturally, plainly, publicly, readily, shamelessly, simply, straight, unabashedly, unashamedly, under one's nose, unhesitatingly, unreservedly, wantonly, warts and all, willingly, without pretense, without reserve |
Antonyms: |
secretly, shamefully |
| Main Entry: | boldly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | bravely |
Synonyms: |
brazenly, courageously, daringly, dauntlessly, eagerly, fearlessly, headlong, recklessly, stoutly, valiantly, venturesomely |
Antonyms: |
cautiously, cowardly, fearfully |
| Main Entry: | rudely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | impolitely |
Synonyms: |
barbarously, bluntly, boorishly, brazenly, coarsely, contemptuously, crassly, crudely, curtly, discourteously, disrespectfully, harshly, imprudently, indecently, indecorously, insolently, loudly, roughly, sassily, sharply, snootily, tactlessly, unabashedly, uncivilly, uncouthly, ungraciously, vulgarly |
Antonyms: |
civilly, courteously, politely, suavely |